Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Individualism Of Gil Evans
| Recorded | Sep 1963 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 36 credited players |
| Discogs | master 177006 |
The record
A sprawling, slow-assembled session that stacks up to six bassists and a rotating cast against Evans's dense reed-and-brass voicings, proof of his orchestral ear working outside the Miles collaborations. Verve gave him room to sketch mood pieces rather than tunes, and the result sits among his most personal, least imitated work.
Session personnel
- Gil Evans — arranged by, conductor, piano
- Ben Tucker — bass
- Gary Peacock — bass
- Milt Hinton — bass
- Paul Chambers — bass
- Richard Davis — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Donald Corrado — french horn
- Gil Cohen — french horn
- Jim Buffington — french horn
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Ray Alonge — french horn
- Robert Northern — french horn
- Barry Galbraith — guitar
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Bob Maxwell — harp
- Margaret Ross — harp
- Al Block — reeds, woodwind
- Andy Fitzgerald — reeds, woodwind
- Bob Tricarico — reeds, woodwind
- Eric Dolphy — reeds, woodwind
- Garvin Bushell — reeds, woodwind
- George Marge — reeds, woodwind
- Jerome Richardson — reeds, woodwind
- Steve Lacy — reeds, woodwind
- Wayne Shorter — reeds, woodwind
- Frank Rehak — trombone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Tony Studd — trombone
- Bernie Glow — trumpet
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Johnny Coles — trumpet
- Louis R. Mucci — trumpet
- Bill Barber — tuba
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 35 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Verve Records · V/8555 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1964 | Verve Records · V6/8555 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1964 | Verve Records · VSTC 319 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Large hub · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · SMV 1018 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Verve Records · MV 2054 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1984 | Verve Records · 23MJ 3384 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1988 | Verve Records · 833 804-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1988 | Verve Records · 833 804-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1995 | Verve Records · POCJ-9110 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1997 | Verve Records · POCJ-2460 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2000 | Verve Records · POCJ-9210 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 2005 | Verve Records · 833 804-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, EDC, Germany · RVG stamp |
| 2011 | Verve Records · UCCU-6151 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
| 2022 | Verve Records · UCCU-5918 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Gil Evans also plays on
Ben Tucker also plays on
Gary Peacock also plays on